Can't install XP

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So, I've got a brand new, store-bought XP Home with SP2. I've got Build 5608. I've got a Macbook Pro running OSX 10.4.11

Everything seems to go fine, with Windows installing all its file, until a message says that it is starting Windows, then all of a sudden a blue screen comes up briefly with messages but it doesn't stay up long enough for me to read them. Then, nothing.

What to do?
 
Delete created VM,
Use custom installation method
and try to use ISO instead of CD
1. Insert CD/DVD source

2. Start Terminal from Applicatins/Utilities, you can then determine the device that is you CD/DVD drive using the following command:

$ drutil status
Vendor Product Rev
MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-835E GAND

Type: DVD-ROM Name: /dev/disk1
Cur Write: 8x DVD Sessions: 1
Max Write: 8x DVD Tracks: 1
Overwritable: 00:00:00 blocks: 0 / 0.00MB / 0.00MiB
Space Free: 00:00:00 blocks: 0 / 0.00MB / 0.00MiB
Space Used: 364:08:27 blocks: 1638627 / 3.36GB / 3.13GiB
Writability:
Book Type: DVD-ROM

3. Umount the disk with the following command:

$ diskutil unmountDisk /dev/disk1
Disk /dev/disk1 unmounted

4. Create the ISO file with the dd utility (may take some time):

$ dd if=/dev/disk1 of=file.iso bs=2048

5. Test the ISO image by mounting the new file (or open with Finder):

$ hdid file.iso
 
Same config here.
15" MacBook Pro
Mac OS 10.5.5

gets to: "Windows starting up" and then shuts down with an error.
Attached is a screen shot of the error.

How did you get an install without using Terminal?
 

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Please try to use another CD then, we are suggesting to use ISO creation method to make sure, that neither CD not CD_rom is involved in error
 
Turned out that I needed to let the installer format the Windows partition as Fat32 then it installed normally. The trick was F8 during set up to allow for formatting.
 
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